dyaper

Middle English

Alternative forms

diaper, dyapre, dyapr, diapur, dyapere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dyapre, diaspre, from Medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum, from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, adj).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiːapər/, /ˈdiːaprə/

Noun

dyaper (uncountable) (rare)

Fabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or emblems.
(rare) A piece of clothing made of such fabric.

Derived terms

dyapren

Descendants

English: diaper
Scots: dyper

References

“dīaper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-20.

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